20 Meals for $25 | EASY and Delicious Recipes | Cheap Meal Ideas
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- Опубліковано 26 кві 2024
- I picked up about $25 in groceries and made 5 easy and delicious dinners for the week!
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Laura
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I know you said during your live that you were looking to grow your channel, have you thought about doing some more collaboration challenges? I know southern frugal mama, see Mindy mom, ardent Michelle, etc may want to collaborate with you. Your recipes are great and deserve more views!!
Oh my goodness, thank you so much 😄 I’m not sure if they do collaborations! I’ll have to see what they think of working with me!
Don't forget Mandy in the Making, Frugal Fit Mom, & Feeding the Byrds. They all have done collaboration videos.
Frugal Fit Mom has a few episodes on how her channel finally grew. Also, consider Jen Chapin, who also has an additional full-time job as well as her YT channel.
@@cherylsklar6640Try "See Mindy Mom" or Brooke from "Southern Frugal Momma Good luck growing the channel...I'm a long time frugal viewer on UA-cam and you definitely have what it takes in my humble opinion ❤
Try Julia Pacheco too!
Your channels going to keep growing as long as you put out budget meals. The world needs them .
Thank you! I definitely will
Laura, your channel should be over 100K. You are so knowledgeable about cooking healthy, frugal and delicious. Keep it up. I’m talking you up to everyone I know.
Oh my goodness, thank you SO much! That’s so nice of you to say! I really appreciate you saying that ☺️
@@LauraLegge 💕
You will get there just keep working hard and posting ! @@LauraLegge
@@crystaldon4995 thank you so much! I’ll keep working hard ☺️
Love the bangy cart! Makes me feel like I’m there with you because I always end up with the bangy cart. 😂
Haha every time 😂 I always end up getting that one
All the time 😊
One thing I love about your channel is your honesty and transparency!
Thank you so much ☺️ I truly appreciate you saying that!
LOVE how versatile each recipe is but using the same ingredients. You’ve got such a talent and thank you for generously sharing!
Oh my goodness, thank you so much ☺️ I appreciate you saying that! I hope you love the recipes!
Laura, I’d love to see garden and garden to table content. ❤❤
Thank you so much! I’ll have to work on something! I usually just grow random fruit and veggies so I’ll have to look up how to put a video together 😅
If you like fresh salsa say from like a restaurant the pioneer woman has a fresh recipe using can tomatoes that's soo good and relatively cheap too. Just an idea
Ooooh that’s brilliant!! I have a super easy and delicious recipe I usually use and it’s SO inexpensive! I can’t believe I didn’t think about that 😅 Thanks so much for the tip! I’m going to look at pioneer woman’s recipe too! I love her recipes!
You better than me girl…..cause I only cook beans in my instant pot. 😂 For anyone watching, if you don’t know, you can use your instant pot for beans. Don’t have to soak ahead of time. 30-40 mins. Just up to you.
Yes!! Such an easy way to do it! I have a sensitive stomach so I find that soaking them helps me digest them for some reason 😅 Otherwise I would be using my instant pot every single time. So fast and easy!
I’ve been struggling with meal planning lately and these are great easy recipes! I have a tip for everyone about onions. I would buy the bag of them but not use them up before they would sprout so I research proper storage for them and potatoes. What I learned was if they’re kept out of the light they will last longer and not sprout, but they need airflow as well. I don’t have a root cellar so I found black cotton boot bags on amazon, and on another site a couple of willow wall baskets that are deep and can be hung up. I put onions in the bag (which breathes) then put the bag of onions in the basket (which also breathes). I’m down to two onions from a bag I bought at Aldi over two months ago and they are still good! I haven’t tried potatoes yet but I’m thinking they will be good a little longer as well.
I just love that tip!! Thank you so much for sharing that!
@christine thanks for this info!
Ooh this should be good 👍
Thank you!! I’m so excited for these recipes and I hope you love them!
Lettuce can be frozen, then later added to soup.
Ooooh! I haven’t tried that yet! I’ll give it a try ☺️ Thank you!
Your extra tips are so good how you try to never waste anything I LOVE that so so much!!!
Thank you so much!! I’ve learned so much about reducing food waste and I’m excited to share all these things I just discovered over the last couple years 😄 It’s been amazing!
I made the taco stuffed zucchini boats tonight! They were delicious! 😋 Thank you!
Yay!! I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you for coming back to let me know how they turned out for you! ☺️
Great video! We add rice to our stuffed peppers, and it's so delish. Also, It stretches the mixture for more peppers to get stuffed.
I LOVE that! Great tip!!
Love knowing you buy what’s on sale and wing it!❤
Yes!! Almost every single time! 😅 I try to make a plan but it doesn’t always go exactly right haha
Another great video!! I love, love the way that you season your food🙂🙂. Do you have any budget video ideas for low or lower carb meals🤔🤔😌😌😀
Thank you so much!! I don’t have any low carb videos yet but I frequently share low carb recipes in my rotation ☺️ The bell pepper nachos in this video are a great low carb option. You can even make them without beans and just increase the meat!
Lol I love adding TONS of lettuce 🥬 to my tostadas too! 🥰🤩😋
Yes!! It’s the best! 😄
I smiled when you reached for the jar of salsa from the middle.... I always do that 😅
Yes!! It’s a habit 😄
I love when she does that! We call it the rule. 😂
Definitely making the zucchini boats.
Yay! I hope you love them!!
Zucchini boats are a favorite around here. Are you going to grow zucchini this year?
Aldi didn't have iceberg lettuce last time I was there. I was sad, my hubby loves it. I passed up the lettuce at Staters it was quite pricey for sub quality heads. I think the rain messed with the harvest this year.
The chicken was a great buy. I love thighs.
Some great ideas here.
Thank you so much! My zucchini seeds just germinated in my garden so I’m hoping to make it to harvest this year. Last year I had no luck due to powdery mildew and pests 😰
LOVE THESE RECIPES -
Thank you so much!
Def making the zucchini taco boats. Looks so good and what a great idea to add the zucchini meat to mixture!
Thank you! I hope you love it as much as we do ☺️
I love all of these ideas!!
Thank you so much! I hope you love the recipes!!
Yummy!
Thank you 😄
I love these challenges and seeing how creative you can be!!!
Thank you so much!! ☺️ I’m so glad to hear that!
Thanks for sharing! 🎉
You’re welcome!
These recipes are fabulous thank you
Thank you so much!! I appreciate that ☺️
For bell peppers, the produce store that i shop at has 4 peppers, mix and match, for $1.00.
Yay!! I love that!
Can’t WAIT for MORE!! ❤
Yay!! I’m so glad to hear that! Thank you ☺️ I hope you love the recipes
Great work!
@@Scents_with_Mama-Dragon thank you so much!!
Your recipes are AWESOME!! 👏🏼
Oh my goodness, thank you so much!! ☺️
It all looks really good.
Thank you so much! ☺️
I always learn new tips from your videos. Thanks for sharing your great ideas!
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad to hear that ☺️
Thanks for sharing 🍽️
You’re welcome ☺️
What an eat cheap video🎉 this is fantastic with a good variety I can't wait to try out these recipes.
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad to hear that ☺️
Very good ideas for meals that everyone can afford 😉❤️
Thank you so much! ☺️
Yum😊
Thank you so much!!
Yummy ideas
Thank you so much!! ☺️
@@LauraLegge 😊
I love your no waste focus!
I'm afraid that many bean sishes in a row would tear up my stomach so I'd probability opt to freeze some for alternating in later.
Also, if yoy cook your black beans with a clove of clove it gives a wonderful flavor tweak.
Thank you so much! That’s a great idea to freeze some for later! That would work great. I love adding garlic cloves! That’s how I usually make them and you’re right. It’s so good!
Yes, garlic is good but I meant the spice clove. It is a traditional Cuban additive and believe it or not adds a very subtle flavor tweak.
@@user-re6hn9kg7q oh haha! I didn’t read that right! I’ll give that a try! Thank you so much for clarifying 😅
Good video!
Thank you so much! I appreciate that ☺️
The bell pepper one reminds me of fried stuffed potato skins
Yes!! So tasty!
Ok, I've tossed whole fresh tomatoes in the freezer but it simply never occured to me to do the same with peppers! Thank you!
Yes!!! You’re welcome! I was surprised when I first tried it! I couldn’t believe how many times I wasted bell peppers before 😬
@@LauraLegge Right? I don't have a place to garden and when they're priced right in the stores it seems I'm always too busy to deal with them. No more peppers in the trash, yay!
@@sherrylewis9327 yes!!! 🤩
Thanks , we made the chile . Didn’t have green but used a red one instead . My daughter loved it . Packing containers for lunch .
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Yay! I’m so glad to hear that!! ☺️ Thank you for coming back to let me know how it turned out for you!
@@LauraLegge yes . What it’s great is that you also cook it so we can what how it is prepared . I have placed in the freezer my 3 meals for the week and two for after school for my daughter . It was so helpful .
I had to improvise and add salsa and some broth and green chilies hehehe 😝
@@chrisromano4584 yay! I just love that!!
YUMMY!!! lol
Haha!! 😂 I was wondering if anyone would mention that lol
Vault 111!
Yes!! 🤩 you’re the first to mention it 😄 Fallout is one of my favorite games. Along with Elder Scrolls and Zelda!
Where can I find your homemade taco seasoning recipe?
Here you go! ☺️
Homemade Taco Seasoning
4 Tbsp Chili Powder
2 Tbsp Cumin
4 tsp Sea Salt
4 tsp Black Pepper
2 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Onion Powder
1 tsp Dried Oregano
I have to ask (new to budgeting -retired and new to your channel). You use tube turkey a lot. Is it because of price? I recently put it into a cabbage soup I typically put ground beef in, and was disappointed. Now I’m reluctant to use it in tried and true recipes. 🤷♀️🙂
Yes, it’s mainly due to price. It’s much less expensive than the ground turkey in the refrigerated section. I noticed that it’s the perfect texture when I thaw it 24 hours in the refrigerator and then it does require a bit more seasoning than ground beef, in my opinion.
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Where did you get your meal planing book?
I designed it and it’s available on Amazon ☺️ a.co/d/084DswW
I almost had heart attack, with that scream of "yummie".
So sorry! 😬 it was a bit loud!
I live in Australia and our fruit and veggies are not that cheap, even the cheese alone would be about $8
Oh my goodness 😰
New sub. I must have missed it… where does she do her grocery shopping? I didn’t recognize the store. My local super markets don’t have those prices :( guess it goes by region and the cost of living per city. Hoping to find her grocery store nearby :)
I usually do my shopping at ALDI here in Southern California! I sometimes pick things up at Walmart or Vons/Albertsons (if the ads are good). This time I was shopping at ALDI ☺️
@@LauraLegge Thank you so much for sharing! We don’t have an Aldi or Albertsons where we live. Will have to try to find a Super Walmart sometime. Might be worth the drive!
@@alexisbk9576 if I didn’t have my ALDI nearby, Walmart is about 20-30 minutes away but it would totally be worth the drive for the price difference vs Vons/Albertsons/Ralphs/etc. I have a few meal plans where I shop at Walmart too and the prices are very similar to ALDI ☺️ Shopping and planning this way has helped me reduce our grocery bill by over half!
What kind of corn do you like best?!? 🌽
It depends on the recipe but I usually prefer frozen corn! If I’m looking for extra sweetness and added salt, I’ll do canned. Grilled corn is my absolute favorite though! 😋 I almost never use it because of the extra prep time haha
We can’t hear you in the store
Sorry about that! It’s a new camera and I don’t have the hang of it yet 😅 I’ll work on it!
This is the same video labeled 20 meals for $25. It is a different intro but the same exact video. 🤔
What do you mean? 🤔 I just finished this one last night 😄
@Carol.LosAngeles thank you for letting me know! I’ll work on mixing it up 😅
@Carol.LosAngeles no worries! Sometimes constructive criticism is hard to hear but I’m glad when people tell me so I know if I need to make changes 😄 I’ll try to at least loosen up a bit in my intros! I’ve gotten less scripted in my voiceover but I still need to continue focusing on slowing down when I talk 😆
And I’m working on some other video types that aren’t just recipes so hopefully I can put those together soon!
No, I think that in one place it said something like $5.00 dinners and the over video said 20 meals for $25 or something like that. I enjoy Laura's videos. She's creative and has a lot of great tips and hacks. I think she tries to give us valuable content and I'm surprised she doesn't have more subscribers, that's why I thought it was weird to see the same video twice. Maybe it was my mistake. @Lauralegge keep the videos coming!!!!!
@@glendagonzalez2469 I posted this video with different editing on Facebook at the same time! It has a different intro - is that the one you saw?
I’ll definitely keep the videos coming ☺️ thank you so much!
and how much did it cost you to cook all of that lot or do you get free 'energy' in Murica?